Monday, April 19, 2010

"Positive Patient Identification and IDN Single Medical Record Number" According to PricewaterhouseCoopers Health Industry Group, 76% of healthcare executives say information in the Electronic Health Record (EHR) will be their biggest asset in the next five years. The key to this information is correct identification of the patient and medical records. This presentation addresses the coordination and standardization of data access for multiple facilities leading toward a singular, corporate medical record identification with consistent and accurate clinical and demographic data.

Mr. Gillespie has been a leading HIT pioneer as a CIO in multiple healthcare organizations. He has a reputation for technological advances in systems, which emphasize the quality of data and implications to healthcare consumerism, patient care, and cost control. All of his experience has been with large multi-facility groups. Mr. Gillespie joined WellSpan Health in 1996 after serving as vice president of information services at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh . As WellSpan's CTO, he is responsible for the strategic planning and implementation of information technology to support multiple vendor-integrated applications consisting of financial, clinical, and administrative systems. Mr. Gillespie holds degrees in physics and mathematics from Athens University . He has been active in healthcare informatics for more than 25 years in both the development and implementation of technology solutions.